Ordinance 3774-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

c. Temporary tiny home communities. 2. This section shall not apply to: a. "Emergency or disaster"situations as defined by RCW 38.52.010(9); provided, however,that the inability of a sponsor or managing agency to locate a site shall not be deemed to constitute an emergency or disaster. b. Placement of a"tiny house"or a"tiny house with wheels"used as a primary residence in a manufactured/mobile home community, provided that each tiny house contains at least one internal toilet and at least one internal shower or the manufactured/mobile home community provides for the toilets and showers. B. Standards for temporary outdoor encampments,safe parking areas or tiny home communities 1. Applicability.These standards apply to any temporary outdoor encampment,safe parking area or tiny home community, hereinafter referred to as"temporary encampments", meeting the frequency and duration standard in subsection B2 below. 2. Frequency and Duration. Temporary outdoor encampments may be approved for a period not to exceed four consecutive months or six months during any calendar year,provided however,that a separation of ninety days between subsequent or established outdoor encampments at a particular site is required.The temporary use permit shall specify a date by which the use shall be terminated. 3. Encampment management responsibility plan. Prior to or upon filing their land use application,the managing agency and sponsor shall prepare an encampment management responsibility plan,which shall be included with their permit application. 4. Safe Parking for Religious Organization. Pursuant to RCW 35.21.915,a regional organization may host safe parking efforts at its on-site parking lot without limitations on any other congregationally sponsored uses and the parking available to support such uses during the hosting,except for limitations as follows: a. No less than one(1)space may be devoted to safe parking per ten(10)on-site parking spaces; b. Restroom access must be provided either within the buildings on the property or through use of portable facilities,with the provision for proper disposal of waste if recreational vehicles are hosted; and c. Religious organizations providing spaces for safe parking must continue to abide by any existing on- site parking minimum requirement so that the provision of safe parking spaces does not reduce the total number of available parking spaces below the minimum number of spaces required by EMC 19.34. 5. Temporary tiny home communities. In addition to other provisions of this section,the following requirements must be met for a temporary tiny home community: a. The review authority may impose a maximum unit square footage of one hundred twenty(120) square feet,with units set at least six(6)feet apart; b. Electricity and heat,if provided, must be inspected and approved by the city's building official; c. Space heaters,if provided, must be approved by the city fire marshal; d. Doors and windows must be included and be lockable; e. Each unit must have a fire extinguisher; f. Adequate restrooms must be provided, including restrooms solely for families if present,along with handwashing and potable running water to be available if not provided within the individual units, including accommodating black water;and g. The review authority may recommend that the organization partner with the regional homeless service providers to develop pathways to permanent housing. 6. Setbacks. a. The temporary encampment shall be located a minimum of forty(40)feet from the property line of abutting properties containing residential uses;any tent,canopy or membrane structure,as defined Ch.19.08,Residential Development Standards 17 City Council Action(11/04/2020)